Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-29
DAKOTA NEWS.

New potatoes have been selling for So
luShel al Has.
The machinery for the Sioux Falls
cracker fac'ory has arrived.
Tho Custer City Chronicle notes that
gardens are being devasted by heas.
Wool raising has proved profitable
industry in Hanson County this year.
Tho Sioux Valley Teachers assoc a.
ton had session at Sioux Falls.
There will be q union Sunday school
excursion from Sioux Falls to Spirit Lake
soon.
- The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers met in annual convention at Fargo
recently.
The total assessed valuation of Aber-
deem is 1,70O, 900; of Brown County, ST.
100000.
A Chamberlain correspondent suggests
that it does not take $3.50 binder to milk
COW or slop pig.
An etfo t is being made to divide Law
renee Couny and create new county OF
the eastern part to be called Meade.
The local option petition in Minnehaha
County embraced 1856 names, 1.13G being
necessary to secure the calling of the cleo
ton.
Tho Huronite says that the Huron
Free Trade Democrat, under its organ
ization, has the financial backing of Gov.
Church.
Judge Spencers next term of court
Will be in Grant county, soon, for
the trial of VIM. M. Evans, the defaultine
county treasurer.
The contest over the relocation of the
county seat of Brown county has resulted
in majority for Aberdeen OF about 500,
according to the returns thus far received
In SO far as the vote is concerned, ii is con-
ceded that Aberdeen will be tue future
county seat of Brown county. But Colum.
bia will unquestionably test the validity Of
the law under which the election was
held.
j. II. Miller, farmer living nea,
Sioux Falls, met with quite Il loss the
other day. He was out to his farm anG
driving home was overtaken by a rair
storm. He stopped and put up his horses
in small barn and went into the house
There were some light flashes OF lightning
and after the storm he went out to the
barn and found both of his horses dead
struck by lightning. The horses were
quite valuable ones.
Sioux Fall Press: The city council
fixed the equaliz I'd value of the city at 49,
GSS, 1920, of which 2,S54,3 45 is real estate
and S734.575 personal property. A COM
promise was made with the banks and the
dispute between the city and the banks
settled by listing in the name of The presi.
dents the entire capital stock at 20 cents
Oh the dollar, which gives a total assess.
ment on the four national banks Of $780,
600. This is an increase of nearly $780,
900 over last year, or about 20 per cent.
The following is a synopsis of the
resolutions adopted by the Dakota division
and admission convention held at Huron
recently. That we are unalterably op.
posed to admission as whole; we declare
for division on the seventh standard par.
allel we urge the Importance of a full
vote on this question; the convention af.
firms the right of the people al out to be
admitted to the union to designate thei1
State boundaries SUBJECT TO the moaitica
ton by congress, and upon their consent
to considerations, unite IN declaring divi
sions in accordance with the plan submit.
ted by act Of territorial legislature 10 sui
frage Of the people in November, 1887; we
protest against the tyranny of congress il
refusing admission, and appeal 10 the peo-
pie OF the union for support; we approve
the efforts of Senator Davis and others t.
secure the opening of the great Sioux res
ervation, and ask the president and secre-
tary Of the interior to recommend to the
Fiftietl congress the passage of the meas
ure providing for the opening Of the res.
eryation. A commtte was chosen to con.
fer with the north Dakota convention, tler
adjourned.
To the members of the Dakota Press
Association: The annual meeting Of the
Dakota Press will lie held Mt Big Sons
City on July "a, IS and 20. One fare will
be charged for the trip, and editors will be
allowed to take ladies under this arrange
ment. Editors should arrange to arrive al
Big Stone on the Goth inst. An attempt is
being made to secure q special train over
Milwaukee road SO as TO arrive on the
evening of the 26tL. Tents will be fur.
nished to those who desire to camp out
and board for S1.25 per dry. Good hotel
accommodations can be had at from $1.5C
to $1.75 per day. A steamboat excursion
will be given the full length of the lake,
being trip Of sixty miles. The invitation
has been extended the city council of Big
Stone City, which will do everything pos.
sible to make the visit pleasant. Not only
members of the association but all bona
tide newspaper men of both North and
South Dakota, are most cordially invited to
be present 1t is very important that all
editors and publishers should Immediately
notify the president Of their intention to
attend, and should state whethr they will
be accompanied By ladies, SO that no fail